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Purl :: Purl (n.) Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices..

Finger :: Finger (v. t.) To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin.

Purlieu :: Purlieu (n.) Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood..

Crib :: Crib (n.) A small theft; anything purloined;; a plagiaris/; hence, a translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or reciting his lessons..

Purloin :: Purloin (v. i.) To practice theft; to steal.

Purloiner :: Purloiner (n.) One who purloins.

Plagiary :: Plagiary (n.) One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist..

Purl :: Purl (n.) An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band..

Purloining :: Purloining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Purloi.

Purline :: Purline (n.) In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters..

Purling :: Purling (n.) The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing..

Pourlieu :: Pourlieu (n.) See Purlieu.

Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A spur, or spurlike prominence..

Cribbing :: Cribbing (n.) Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing.

Plagiarize :: Plagiarize (v. t.) To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or expressions of another).

Abstract :: Abstract (a.) To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till..

Purling :: Purling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pur.

Creeper :: Creeper (n.) A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers..

Spurling-line :: Spurling (n.) A tern.

Cabbage :: Cabbage (v. i.) To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer..

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